Healthcare Estates Event Preview
Healthcare Estates 2026
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The first day of Healthcare Estates 2026, held at Manchester Central, has seen healthcare engineers, estates managers, and professionals from a broad range of supporting sectors attending IHEEM’s flagship event to discuss the many challenges facing the NHS estate.
Features
MMC brings new Surgical Elective Centre to Oxford
The new Surgical Elective Centre (SEC) at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford – designed and built by MTX – is a persuasive example not only of how such buildings ought to be constructed, but also how NHS waiting lists could be significantly reduced by the adoption of innovative approaches to surgical workflows and patient care. Health Estate...
Wayfinding: hidden costs and challenges
Dr Colette Jeffrey explains why hospital wayfinding is so difficult, why wayfinding strategies are essential, and ways to make your sites easier to navigate.
Designing for operation, not just construction
Dr Abbie Romano, head of industrialisation for the NHP at NHS England, explains how, by strengthening the relationship between product development and operational performance, industrialisation is becoming a strategy for improving hospital operation.
Healthcare Estates 2026 Awards shortlist
The nominees have been announced for the twelve categories for the Healthcare Estates IHEEM Awards 2026. This year, a panel of judges reviewed and scored hundreds of entries to arrive at an impressive shortlist.
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